Folding sled



(N0 Model.)

J. A. GQNWELL. FOLDING SLED.

llafuente June 20, 1882.4

. ATTORNEYS.

l (rs.)

UNITED `STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. coNwELL, F AURORA, INDIANA.

FOLDING SLED. A

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,822, dated June 20, 1882.

Applicationled April 17,1882. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALFRED GoN- WELL, of Aurora, in the county of Dearborn and State of Indiana, have invented a new and boy to fold and carry it under his arm, when desired, and to stow it under his seat at school,

as hereinafter more fully described.

Reference `is vto be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

zo Figure l is a plan of the sled inverted and with the .parts adjusted for using thesled. Fig. 2 is a similar plan withvthe fastening de vice adjusted preparatory to folding the sled. Fig. 3 is an end View of the folded sled. Fig.

2 5 4 is a transverse section on line .r m of Fig. 1.A Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line y y of Fig. 1.

Arepresents the runners; B, outer and C a middle portion of the top.

3o The beams consist of three parts corresponding in length to the width of the top, the outer parts, D, being as long as the width of. parts B, and the middle part, E, being equal in length to the width of the middle part, C, of

the top. These corresponding parts of the beams and the top are suitably fastened together, and the parts D and E of the beams are jointed to each other at F, coinciding with the dividing-lines of B and C.

4o The knees G are jointed to sections D of the. beams at H, and they have an extension, I, above the. joint, and bearing against the shoulder T of the end of the knee toform substantial support of the runners against spread-V 4 5 ing apart. j The runners also have dowel-pins K entering sockets in the top B, fork rigidity.

rlhe joints F have substantial shoulders L, which,together with the abutting edges of the parts B and G of the sled top, prevent the top 5o from collapsing.

The jointsF arere-enforced by the similarlyshouldered joints M of the rock-shaft N, having elbows O to lock the vrunners A in the working position, said shaft being fittedin the clip-bearing P, by which it is attached to the top B C, so that it can turn to shift the elbows O into the angles between the runners and the top, as shown in Fig. 2, for allowing the runners to fold, or into the position of Fig. l to lock the runners in the working position. 6o

The joints IVI are arranged with respect to elbows D so that when said elbows arein the position of Fig. l they lock the top in the open condition, and they will not allow the top to fold except when elbows O are in the position represented in Fig. 2.

The runners have a clip-stud, Q, toreceive elbows O when holding the runners open to prevent the runners from spreading away from the elbows. 7o

The manner of foldingthe sled is represented in Fig. 3, the runners A being folded parallel with parts B ofthe top, and said parts B and the runners being turned at right angles to part C.

The shaft N has notches led in it at R to make room for the sled-clip Q when the sled is folded together. j

For convenience of handling and economy of space the foregoing contrivance will be 8o readily appreciated, and it will be noticed that the requisite strength for rough handling is preserved.

' Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a folding sled, the runners jointed to the outer portions, B, of the top, and the said outer portions, B, jointed to the middle por tion, C, of said top, to fold substantially in the 9o manner described.

2. The combination, with the runners A and top B C, of beams having joints F and H, suba stantially as described.

3. The combination, with lthe top.B C and the 'runners A of a folding sled, of knees G, jointed to the beams, substantially as described.

4. In a sled having the knees Gr jointed to the beams, the said knees having extension I, in combination with joint H and shoulder J of roo the beams, substantially as described.

5. In a sled having the knees Gr jointed to the beams, the runners A, having dowel-pius K, in combination with top B, having sockets for said pins, substantially as described.

6. In a sled having sectional beamsD and E, connected by joints F, the said joints F having shoulders L, substantially as described.

7. ln a sied having sectional beams D and E, connected byjoints F, the said joints F having shoulders L, in combination with abutting edges of sections B C of the top, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with runners A,jointed to the top B, of elbows O, adj ustabl y arranged with the said runners and top, substantially as described.

9. The combination, with runners A, jointed to the top B, of the adjustable elbows O and the stud-clip Q, substantially as described` l0. ThecombinatiomwithrunnersA,jointed to the top, and the top B C, jointed together,

of shaft N, having elbows O, and being jointed at M, substantially as described.

1l. Thecombinatiomwith runnersA,jointed to top B C,jointed together, of shaft N, having elbows O and being jointed at M, and also being arranged to shift in its bearings P, substantially as described.

l2. The shaft N, having elbows O and joints M, in combination with runners A, jointed to top B, and with top B C, jointed together, the said joints M being arranged to lock the top in the open condition, and the elbows to lock the runners open and to unlock the same, according as the said shaft is shifted from one position to another, substantially as described.

JOHN ALFRED CONVVELL.

Vitnesses:

OMAR F. ROBERTS, AMOR F. BRUCE. 

